If you are headed to the eastern seaboard, New Jersey is great place to find some time on the green. The best golf courses attract golfers from all over the state, New York City and Philadelphia. With a mix of historic clubs and more modern, championship-caliber courses, there is plenty to chose from whether you rent your golf clubs or pack your own. Here are our top five picks for golf destinations in New Jersey.
Located 45 minutes from Atlantic City and 20 minutes from Philadelphia, Scotland Run offers a unique blend of links-style, wooded and quarry holes that will challenge even the more experienced golfer. It is open to the public year-round for daily fee play.
2626 Fries Mill Road
Williamstown, NJ 08094
(856) 863-3737
Green Fees: $59 - $99
Skyway Golf Course at Lincoln Park West
If you are looking to get in just nine holes look no further than Skyway Golf Course. This public course in Hudson County offers dunes and rolling fairways for a challenge at each hole. Plus you will be able to take in panoramic vistas of the Manhattan skyline.
515 Duncan Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 763-7520
Green Fees: $20 - $66
Known as the "Birthplace of the Birdie," Atlantic City Country Club is one of America's oldest and most prolific golf clubs. It also ranks 1st in Public Golf Courses in the state from multiple publications. Large sloping greens and deep sand bunkers remain the course's signature while the water hazards and shifting breeze are a formidable challenge to any golfer.
One Leo Fraser Drive
Northfield, NJ 08225
(609) 236-4400
Green Fees: $99 -$225
Bay Course at Seaview Golf Club
The name alone is indicative of what you'll experience on Bay Course at Seaview Golf Club. This 18 hole links-style course runs along Reed's bay, giving you fantastic views of the Atlantic Ocean. The course is influenced by the ocean winds and will challenge even the best golfers.
401 South New York Road
Galloway, NJ 08205
(855) 894-8698
Green Fees: $59 - $168
Ballyowen Golf Club at Crystal Springs Resort
Crystal Springs Resorts is a wold-class golf destination with six championship caliber courses nestled in the Appalachian mountains. Ballyowen is an award-winning course with classic links-style features such open meadows and rolling farmland. It sits atop a plateau, giving you 360-degree views of Wallkill River. Plus, if you happen to be finishing up at sunset, you will hear the sounds of a bagpiper, adding to the atmosphere.
137 Wheatsworth Road
Hamburg, NJ 07419
(855) 977-6473
Green Fees: $50 - $80
